Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-17
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Interna reve-
nue, $579, ,2O9i customs, s6S9,559
THE HUMPHREYS COURT-MARTIAL.-Thet trial OF
Lieut.. Humphreys at the washington barracks
was concluded to-day by the reply Of Judge Ad-
v0cate Waltz to the statement OF prisoners coun-
SCI: The case was then submitted Lieut.. Hum
pnreys was relieved from arrest and ordered TO
report 10 his commanding officer.
PENSION FRAuDs.-The Pension Office has re-
ceived information that j. w. Russell, Julian Reed
and Thomas j. Russell were convicted last week
In the United States court at Knoxville, Tenn for
VlOaClOn OF the pension laws. At Fall River, Mass,
Today, r. N. Winslow, Charles Cook and George
Fanlore were arrested, charged with fraud in con-
nectlOn With pension cases.
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVELAND with Mrs.
FOLSOM attended the ~ street Presbyterian
church yesterday morning and heard sermon by
Dr. sunderland.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN TURNER DY1NG.-The Hon. Os-
car turner is dying at the Alexander hotel In
Louisville, Ky. He was member of the Forty
sixth, FOrty-Seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses
from the 1st district OF Kentucky. He was de-
W: >. stone, who also defeated him again last No
vemDer. Col. Turner is well known in Washing
ton, where his wife and daughter, Miss Lille have
1or years been social favorites.
COMMISSIONER COLMAN who has been in Missouri
Tor few days attending meeting OF the board of
vi Iue SCdUo university, OF which he Is a
member, returned TO the city this morning.
THE PRESIDENTS CALLERs.-Secretary Bayard,
Attorney General Garland Assistant Secretary
Thompson, Controller Trenholm and Mr.. Kimball,
director OF the mint, and Commissioner Miller, saw
the President to-day.
PERsoNAL.-A.C. c. Houghton, d. B. Mumford, E.
j. Steiner, c. F. Hudlinger and j. T. Pratt Of New
YORK, II. B. Sargent jr., and j. NJ. Tobin OF Bos-
ton, w. s. McCrea and j. F. North of Chicago, and
Il. M. Watson Of Philadelphia, are at the Riggs.
Major c. H. Mix of Crookston, Minn., is in the
city visiting his mother. v: A: Conger and A.
P. IghtfOOt of New York, A. j. Myers of Balti-
more, and f. b. Cone OF Drifton, Pa, are at
Welcker's-Senator Jones of Nevada, Ernest
Loenning, US. consul at Bremen, were registered
In New York last night.-Edwd s. Washblrn Of
Chicago J. F. Andrew and j. L. StackpOle Of
BBGishon' Bin,sy' T. n B; Kerr M Of Pttsburg, and E. H.
B. v. Sims, Of Washington, was in st. Louis satur-
day.-Representattves Wise and King, julius
Blere and J: L. Wingdom, OF New York, ]. X. En-
OF Ottawa, Ills, and H: p Talmadge, of Neither
wood. N. j., are at the Arlington.SSenator But
ier and family, Representative Gofr, Leonard Wat
MS, James Tanner, of Brooklyn, A. W. Bart, Of
Omaha are at the Re Hs CAM
eron, H. G. Utley and James H. Searles OF Rome,
bilt Annie Pixley, Robert Fulford, j. f. Rhodes,
Robert Caterson and James II. Huslin, Of New
6ork, John Finn, OF st. Louis, j. A. Yeates and
v. K. Moore, of Detroit, James W. Scott, A. B.
Adams and Il; G. Selfrtdge, of Chicago, J. c.
Hereinafter, of Thomaston, Me-. and NJ. E. Ohm
stead, stead, OF n Harrisburg Pa, are at Wlards-s. R.
AboOtt and j. H. Traver, OF New York, and Thos.
Il; Roberts, OF Richmond, are at the Metro
poItan.-John H. Osborne, OF Carlisle, and VIM.
j. Feeley, of Providence. are at the National.